ADEI Offices and Centers
Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (ACCESS)
As SIUE continues forward to operationalize inclusive excellence, accessibility is a core dimension of these efforts. We have much work to do to ensure that our policies, practices, and procedures are truly inclusive and that all members of our campus community can fully participate, engage, and benefit from every opportunity. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion's Office for Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (ACCESS) serves a pivotal role in advancing this mission-critical work at SIUE.
To learn more, please visit ACCESS
Equal Opportunity, Access and Title IX Coordination
SIUE is committed to developing and maintaining a campus climate that acknowledges, embraces and celebrates diversity and inclusion as a core value of the community.
At the University and within the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion division, the Office for Equal, Opportunity, Access and Title IX Coordination (EOA) performs a central role in this endeavor. The office is primarily responsible for promoting and fostering an inclusive campus environment by ensuring campus-wide compliance with various federal, state, and local fair employment laws and regulations. However, other responsibilities include creating, revising and implementing policies, protocols and practices supportive of belonging and the overall well-being of community members.
To learn more, please visit the EOA and Title IX Coordination
Immersive Meaningful Practices for Accountable Campus Transformation (IMPACT) Academy
The IMPACT Academy, SIUE's main source for equity, diversity, and inclusion training and professional development, engages faculty and staff as catalysts and leaders in transforming SIUE into an environment where racism and all other forms of bias are not tolerated. IMPACT Academy Trainers support campus colleagues with cultivating a more equitable and inclusive learning environment for our students and working environment for our faculty and staff.
IMPACT offers access to dynamic and purposefully developed educational opportunities that raise awareness and understanding about social differences and inequity, establish shared language and definitions supportive of institutional alignment, and equip each of us with the skills and knowledge needed to do the work of inclusive excellence and anti-racism at SIUE and beyond.
To learn more, please visit the IMPACT Academy
The Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub
The Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub aims to ensure a welcoming, supportive campus community where all may find a sense of belonging that honors each person’s unique story and experience. As the focal point of student involvement and campus life at SIUE, the Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub offers opportunities for students to participate in the Campus Activities Board, Fraternity and Sorority Life, LEAD Program, Student Government, Community Engagement or one of over 300 student organizations.
To learn more, please visit “The Hub”
Student Opportunities for Academic Results
The first dimension of SIUE’s Inclusive Excellence Framework is Access and Success. This component of the framework is not only a directive to improve the demographic diversity of the University but also to make sure that as we do, the necessary supports are in place and resources available to position every member of the campus community for success.
This is especially important as we consider current and future students. As we reduce barriers and continue to expand opportunities for access to an SIUE education, especially to those from historically underserved communities, it is critical that we are just as committed to cultivating an inclusive and equity-minded campus environment and to addressing equity gaps in student outcomes.
At SIUE, Student Opportunities for Academic Results (SOAR) has been an institutional leader in providing an array of services and programming to support the engagement, retention and graduation of historically underrepresented students.
To learn more, please visit SOAR
Institute for Community Justice and Racial Equity
As SIUE continues its journey toward anti-racism and inclusive excellence, it is important that we do so in full recognition that as a university we do not and should not exist and operate apart from the communities in which we live and work. We must act, be a model for change and dedicate ourselves to shaping a changing world by enriching communities with a nexus to our campus.
One of the dimensions of SIUE’s Inclusive Excellence Framework is Community Engagement. This dimension calls for the University to address systemic inequality and improve outcomes for underserved populations in surrounding communities.
In 2023, SIUE launched its Institute for Community Justice and Racial Equity (ICJRE) at the Southwestern Illinois Justice & Workforce Development Campus (former Lindenwood-Belleville campus). The Institute seeks to bolster the university’s commitment to access, opportunity and social mobility through programming that disrupts patterns of inequities that exist in our communities. Our efforts seek to keep the promise of higher education alive for individuals and entire families and advance the upbuilding of sustainable communities where people of all backgrounds can thrive.
To learn more, please visit the Institute for Community Justice and Racial Equity
